Washing at a touchless

JuneBug, Do we have to use objectable words esp using god in front?



JuneBug said:
I take issue with this statement:



Additionally, most people who wash their cars at home don't realize where the contaminated water goes, or how much is wasted. Home car washing releases contaminated water directly into the environment, or into storm drains intended just for rainwater. This causes pollution in our rivers, lakes and streams. Also engineering studies show that a 5/8" hose running at 50 pounds per square inch uses 10 gallons of water per minute! As many as 100 gallons of water could be used in a ten-minute home car wash – most of it wasted.



I have a well, and it ain't no 10GPM, and who the hell runs water for 10 minutes straight anyway? As far as the run-off - it goes straight into my back yard, and after doing 1-3 cars every week, the grass, the weeds etc are growing better than ever. The furry woodland creatures are alive and well too, too much really as I've had to shoot a half dozen Goddamn possems this summer, the kids cats haven't mutated, nor the squirrels, rabbits or deer. Guess you can tell I live in the country, and wouldn't have it any other way.



Now - back to the car wash - wouldn't it be better to ask the car wash owner what they use instead of draggin talking points from other web sites?
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I take it you've never had to get up out of bed and grab your .22 and cap a possum on your front porch - where it was eating the cat's food? I have, many times and that crap gets old!
 
I guess I'm lucky. I wash my cars at Touchless all winter and only notice a slight reduction in LSP effects. I use FK1000p or Collinite. I guess its possible to have issues, but in the last 10yrs I've never had them???



Cheers,

GREG
 
Greg Nichols said:
I guess I'm lucky. I wash my cars at Touchless all winter and only notice a slight reduction in LSP effects. I use FK1000p or Collinite. I guess its possible to have issues, but in the last 10yrs I've never had them???
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I just hate when people make a blanket statement like "the touchless will strip your wax" or "the touchless will damage your trim", etc. Not ALL touchless washes are bad, just because one person had a bad experience with them doesn't mean they are all evil. Kinda like that Lambo owner getting burned by Tyler Noorwood, just because one detailer sucks doesn't mean they ALL do.



If your touchless/coin-op in your area has harsh detergents that strip your wax or dull your trim, then don't use it! There are plenty of bad ones, but also plenty of good ones.
 
Something to keep in mind... in many of these places, the person who maintains the car wash system's chemicals is the same guy who fills the Coke machine out front... and how many times have you gone to get a can of Coke and find the "empty: make another selection " lights on?



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